NEW ORLEANS, La. — Texas State junior forward Da'Nasia Hood has been appointed to the All-Sun Belt First Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. 

Hood is the first Texas State player since Toshua Leavitt (2018-19) to earn All-Sun Belt First-Team honors. She also becomes just the third player in program history to pick up the honor since the Bobcats joined the conference as Taeler Deer was the first during the 2017-18 season. Thursday's honor is the first postseason conference honor of Hood's career. 

"I appreciate the conference recognizing that Da'Nasia Hood is an elite scorer," said Texas State women's basketball head coach Zenarae Antoine. "She has worked very hard to put herself in position to help our Bobcat program. I'm really proud of her and I'm looking forward to her future. "

Hood, who was one of only three Bobcats to start all 17 games against Sun Belt Conference opponents during the season, led Texas State with a 14.8 scoring clip on 40.0 percent shooting in those games. Her 251 total points against conference foes were the most on the team and her 81.0 shooting percentage from the free throw line was the second highest among Bobcats who made 47-or-more free throws against SBC opponents. 

Hood finished 13 of 17 games during Texas State's conference schedule with double-digit points, including a season-high 25 points against UTA. In four games against the eventual West Division champions, Louisiana, Hood averaged 16.8 points on 44 percent shooting and 7.8 rebounds.  

Hood will enter the 2021-22 season just 45 points shy of becoming the 20th member of the program's 1,000-point club.